IAA Number: 1994-2332
| Object's Name: Weight Inscribed, Incised Inscription, Greek, Square Period: Late Hellenistic - Early Roman Material: Stone Site: Jerusalem, Old City, Jewish Quarter, Area F, M Description: 1st century BCE
Two incised letters (LQ). The letter "L" stands for "year". year 6?
The inscription records the date in which the weight was produced,
calibrated and authorized. Bibliography: Geva H. 2006. Stone artifacts In: H. Geva (ed.) Jewish quarter excavations in the old city of Jerusalem, Vol. III. Jerusalem, 226, pl. 9.4: 8. Reich R. 2006. Stone scale weights In: H. Geva (ed.) Jewish quarter excavations in the old city of Jerusalem, Vol. III. Jerusalem, 333, 348- 349, table 18.1, 18.9: JQ 30.
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